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We responded to over 150,000 incidents in 2023-24. The incidents displayed below are note-worthy incidents that have been published as media releases or tweets. Details about incidents may change and should not be used as emergency information and/or advice.
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KINGSWOOD | A fuel tanker has crashed and overturned on Candelo-Bega Rd south-west of Bega. The driver has been removed from the truck and transported to hospital. 10,000 litres of fuel will be decanted. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have helped guide a truck driver to safety after his fuel tanker overturned at Kingswood near Bega on the state's south coast. Two trucks from Bega Fire Station were first at the scene on Candelo... Learn more about the Fuel Tanker crash at Kingswood (Bega).
CECIL HILLS | A multi-agency response is attending to a crash involving numerous vehicles southbound on the M7. At least one person is trapped and being treated by @NSWAmbulance. Traffic is badly affected. View on X [external link]
NORTH SYDNEY | A woman has been rescued from a crash on the Warringah Freeway. The car flipped and came to rest on its side. View on X [external link]
MILPERRA | A milk truck has broken the sound barrier on the M5 motorway. The truck has crashed near Henry Lawson Drive and debris has spread over a large area, damaging the roadside sound barrier. Milk was leaking but has been contained. The driver is uninjured. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews rushed to the scene a of a milk tanker crash this morning on the M5 motorway at Milperra, in Sydney's south-west. The incident happened just after 6am in the eastbound lanes of the motorway, near... Learn more about the Milk tanker crash at Milperra.
MERRYLANDS WEST | Two minivans have crashed on Wanda St in Sydneys West. #FRNSW crews are working to rescue two trapped people. View on X [external link]
DUBBO | #FRNSW crews are working to contain a house fire on Darling St. Firefighters arrived to find the house well alight. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have prevented a large house fire spreading to neighbouring homes overnight at Minto, in Sydney's south-west. Around 2.20 am this morning, FRNSW received numerous Triple-Zero calls from residents in Kent Street. 10 fire trucks and rescue... Learn more about the House fire at Minto.
Our thoughts are with @FDNY and the city of New York after a major fire has taken the lives of 19 people. View on X [external link]
NORTH TURRAMURRA | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a shop fire on Bobbin Head Road. Firefighters are forcing entry. View on X [external link]
SILVERWATER | #FRNSW crews have forced entry to a smash repairs shop on Vore St after they found smoke issuing from the building. Two cars were found alight and have been extinguished. Crews are now looking for fire extension throughout the building. View on X [external link]
BRIBBAREE | A man has been rescued from the roof of his stranded and sinking vehicle on Morans Rd west of Young. @NSWSES, @NSWRFS and @nswpolice all in attendance. View on X [external link]
WEST BALLINA | #FRNSW firefighters are working with @NSWSES crews to rescue two people who are trapped following a crash on the Bruxner Hwy. A rescue helicopter has been requested. View on X [external link]
EASTLAKES | #FRNSW firefighters are working their way to a fire on level three of a 9 level building on Florence Ave. A large volume of smoke is issuing. @nswpolice, @NSWAmbulance also in attendance. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a large fire and treated an occupant overcome by smoke at a Buddhist Monastery in Homebush in Sydney's West this morning. Crews in Breathing Apparatus battled to contain and extinguish the blaze which had... Learn more about the Monastery alight at Homebush.
More than 40 firefighters across 15 firetrucks have been hammered with a spate of home fires in close proximity at Claymore in Sydney's west overnight and today. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews tackled two separate homes overnight overwhelmed with smoke... Learn more about the Multiple house fires at Claymore .
A quick-thinking Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has saved the life of a motorist at Glendenning in Sydney's west. The three-person team was travelling in a fire truck to a report of smoke when it became concerned about the driver,... Learn more about the Unexpected health emergency at Glendenning.
Crews from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) have assisted two injured workers following a structural collapse at a residential construction site in Kings Langley near Parramatta in Sydney's West. Firefighters provided immediate medical first response to two men aged in... Learn more about the workers injured at structural collapse at Kings Langley.
A tiny kitten has been rescued by a Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew from the rooftop of a school building at Guildford, in Western Sydney today. Firefighters swung into action to reach the fluffy feline from its rooftop rest-stop after... Learn more about the Kitten Rescue at Guilford.
YOUNG | A car has flipped and crashed on Beaumonts Lane with multiple people onboard. #FRNSW rescue crews are working with @NSWAmbulance to free the trapped and injured occupants. @nswpolice View on X [external link]
KOGARAH | Multiple #FRNSW crews from Sydneys South are working to contain a fire in a building that is under construction on Regent St. View on X [external link]
ST HUBERTS ISLAND | A large spill in the vicinity of Luderick Ave is being investigated by #FRNSW crews. It is reported to be 30m wide and 100m in length. FRNSW #HAZMAT crews are working with maritime to identify and contain the spilt substance. View on X [external link]
CONCORD | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a house fire on Pitt St. View on X [external link]
THURGOONA | #FRNSW Firefighters have contained a fire in the dormitory of a university campus on Leahy Av. 10 people self-evacuated. Operations are ongoing. @nswpolice and @NSWRFS in attendance also. View on X [external link]
JELLYBEAN POOLS | A multiagency operation is underway in the Blue Mountains after a male has been supported from the water and is in the care of @NSWAmbulance. He will be extracted shortly. @nswpolice. View on X [external link]
WOOLGOOLGA | #FRNSW Firefighters have worked with local @NSWRFS members to contain a building fire on Pullen St. No injuries reported. View on X [external link]
ST ANDREWS | A large area of bush and grass is alight near Bannockburn Ave. #FRNSW has numerous crews on scene and working to contain and extinguish the fire. Smoke may drift across the Hume Hwy. View on X [external link]
NORTH KELLYVILLE | #FRNSW and @NSWRFS crews are working to extinguish a house fire which is reported to have been caused by an exploding BBQ cylinder. The rear of the house on Pipeclay Rd is well alight. View on X [external link]
RUTHERFORD | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a house fire on Vindin St. The fire is reported to be in the lounge room and one person is suffering smoke inhalation. View on X [external link]
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